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<TITLE> Detailed Decoding Trace Information </TITLE>
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<H1> Detailed Decoding Trace Information </H1>
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The <B>-T</B> option to <A HREF="decoding.html#decode"><TT>decode</TT></A>
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causes a detailed trace of information on the process of decoding to
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be written to standard output, in a multi-column format, with the first
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line containing the headers for each column. This format is suitable
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for reading into S-Plus or R.
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The first column is always the number of the block being decoded;
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several lines may be output for each block. The other columns vary
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with the decoding method used, as described below.
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<H2>Enum-bit and Enum-block decoding methods</H2>
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For source messages with <I>K</I> bits, 2<SUP><I>K</I></SUP> lines are output
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for each block, containing the following information:
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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<TABLE>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>block</B> </td>
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<td>The number of the block, from zero</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>decoding</B> </td>
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<td>A possible decoding for the message bits, expressed as a hexadecimal
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number. The other bits are determined by the message bits.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>likelihood</B> </td>
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<td>The likelihood for this decoding (ie, the probability of obtaining
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the data received if this was the message sent).</td></tr>
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</TABLE>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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For these methods, the number of "iterations" (output with the
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<B>-t</B> option) is always 2<SUP><I>K</I></SUP>.
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<H2>Prprp decoding method</H2>
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Each block results in one line of output for the initial state (based
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on individual likelihood ratios), and one line for each subsequent
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iteration, containing the following information:
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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<TABLE>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>block</B> </td>
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<td>The number of the block, from zero</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>iter</B> </td>
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<td>The number of an iteration, zero for the initial state.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>changed</B> </td>
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<td>The number of bits in the decoding that differ from the bit that would
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be chosen based just on the likelihood ratio for that bit. Bits whose
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likelihood ratios are exactly one contribute 0.5 to this
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count. (Likelihood ratios of exactly one can arise when the output
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of an AWGN channel rounds to exactly 0.00.)</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>perrs</B> </td>
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<td>The number of parity check errors in the current tentative
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decoding.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>loglik</B> </td>
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<td>The log likelihood of the current tentative decoding.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>Eperrs</B> </td>
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<td>The expected number of parity check errors in a decoding found
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by randomly picking a value for each bit, independently, according
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to the current bit probabilities.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>Eloglik</B> </td>
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<td>The expected log likelihood of a decoding found by randomly picking
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a value for each bit, independently, according to the current bit
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probabilities.
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</td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
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<td> <B>entropy</B> </td>
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<td>The entropy (in bits) of the distribution defined by the current bit
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probablities, assumed to apply to bits independently.</td></tr>
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</TABLE>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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The number of "iterations" (output with the <B>-t</B> option) is
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the obvious count of probability propagation iterations. The
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initial state does not count as an iteration.
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